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Commission Implementing Decision 2013/63/EU of 24 January 2013 adopting
guidelines for the implementation of specific conditions for health claims laid
down in Article 10 of Regulation (EC) No 1924/2006 of the European Parliament
and of the Council (OJ L-22/01/2013) (CELEX 32013D0063)
Commission Regulation (EU) No 432/2012 of 16 May 2012 establishing a list of
permitted health claims made on foods, other than those referring to the
reduction of disease risk and to children’s development and health (OJ L-136
25/05/2012) (CELEX 32012R0432)
Regulation (EU) No 1151/2012 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
21 November 2012 on quality schemes for agricultural products and foodstuffs
(OJ L-343 14/12/2012) (CELEX 32012R1151)
Regulation (EC) No 1980/2000 of the European Parliament and of the Council of
17 July 2000 on a revised Community eco-label award scheme (OJ L-237
21/09/2000) (CELEX 32000R1980)
Commission Regulation (EC) No 1898/2006 of 14 December 2006 laying down
detailed rules of implementation of Council Regulation (EC) No 510/2006 on the
protection of geographical indications and designations of origin for agricultural
products and foodstuffs (OJ L-396 23/12/2006) (CELEX 32006R1898)
Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25 May
1999 on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated
guarantees (OJ L-171 07/07/1999) (CELEX 31999L0044)
NOTE on next steps:
A new EU legislative framework on food labelling has been adopted by the European
Parliament and the Council :
Regulation (EU) No 1169/2011 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 25
October 2011 on the provision of food information to consumers, amending
Regulations (EC) No 1924/2006 and (EC) No 1925/2006 of the European
Parliament and of the Council, and repealing Commission Directive 87/250/EEC,
Council Directive 90/496/EEC, Commission Directive 1999/10/EC, Directive
2000/13/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council, Commission Directives
2002/67/EC and 2008/5/EC and Commission Regulation (EC) No 608/2004 (OJ L-
304 22/11/2011) (CELEX 32011R1169)
This Regulation combines provisions on labelling, presentation and advertising as well as
nutrition labelling for foodstuffs. The new law will replace the current Directives with effect
from 13 December 2014.
Further information may be found in the Directorate General for Health and Consumers
website:
http://ec.europa.eu/food/food/labellingnutrition/foodlabelling/proposed_legislation_en.htm
DISCLAIMER: Care has been taken to ensure the accuracy and updating of this information, but no responsibility can be
accepted for any inadvertent errors or omissions.
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